I did this with an archipelago map.
Grabbed all the islands in Indonesia and the Philippines. Threw them in the photoshop blender to change orientation and position. Then had a totally unique map with islands and cities built out already
37 countries 42 states Bachelors degree in international relations and international political economy
Every place is normal. People live there. Every place has dangers 🤷🏻♀️
Kasa is owned by TP Link
Sheep ear grass evenly and leave an area still covered with grass to regrow
Goats eat down to the dirt and leave patches of grass undisturbed
Stalwart Stolid Solid
Spreadsheet? Why does it have to be an app?
I just started a spreadsheet for tracking coffee beans
Small building HOAs like this are for managing joint property like the roof, common stairs and yard work. They also hold insurance and pay common utilities.
It’s not the same as a subdivision HOA that tells you what color your house can be and how short the grass must be
The name Mar-a-Lago means “sea to lake” in Spanish, reflecting the fact that the estate extends from one end of Palm Beach Island to the other, touching the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Lake Worth Lagoon on the west
Sourdough nicely toasted with butter and sour cherry preserves
One time I was at a specialty beer and cheese shop and I saw this guy pushing a cart alone with two children. He generally looked beaten down and glum. The kids are rambunctious, he’s exhausted, wife is missing but obviously in the store with them.
He is browsing the cases, killing time waiting for his wife to come back. He grabs a small block of cheese, looks interested it and adds it to the cart.
A few minutes later, the wife returns and immediately spots the cheese block. She picks it up and screams “$10? For a block of cheese you haven’t even TRIED yet? Absolutely not.”
Then she hurled it back in the case and stomped off while he sullenly followed her with the cart and kids
Shakshuka with some pita is one of my comfort foods. I use David Lebovitz’s recipe
I use Arctic for Lemmy on iOS
Typically for devices that require a hub, it’s because they do not have WiFi chips. Often manufacturers leave off WiFi chips because the power draw is too high for the batteries, but there are other reasons too.
The hub act as a bridge between whatever local networking protocol is used (zigbee, z-wave, BLE) and the LAN. For example, a lightbulb may use z wave to talk to a hub, the hub uses Ethernet/wifi to connect to the LAN, the LAN connects to the WAN.
In some cases, you can setup a system that controls everything locally without needing an internet connection at all. This is often preferred in the home automation space by users who want to ensure reliable access to devices.
Some centralized hubs can talk directly to many brands of devices without needing many proprietary hubs, but they tend to be expensive or require a licensed dealer to install.
For a DIY option, look into Home Assistant running on a raspberry pi
Loved that fun buddy cowboy movie. Such a great time… until
The Babadook had me hiding behind my hands too scared to look at the screen. I was so uncomfortable with what was happening on screen
What is doorstep toast?
I think the best part of the book was the hubris of the government. They threw technology at a problem that was untested and unplanned.
if we spend enough money, surely we can solve the problem
Such a late 80s and 90s sentiment
Actually I really liked The Andromeda Strain including its ending, but it had a similar let down feeling. I think it’s worth the read. See how we thought about pandemics in the 90s before we had a major outbreak in the western world (excluding HIV)
Crichton is best when he’s writing hard science fiction like Andromeda or Jurassic Park. Sphere is too science fantasy for him and he struggles with how to make it work.
300 feet of Cat6 is within spec. Trench to 18”, put in conduit, terminate in a NEMA box and you should be good
Fiber is finicky for an average person to manage. Honestly I’d rather run coax before fiber, especially if it’s not a high demand area